Mohamad Ali and Rodrigo Kede Lima pitch IBM's agents on Microsoft's stack; SEI is exploring agentic technology with IBM Consulting and Microsoft support.
By [RuntimeWire Staff](https://runtimewire.com/author/runtimewire-staff)
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Primary source: [IBM Newsroom](https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-11-10-ibm-and-microsoft-announce-a-new-ai-agent-platform-designed-for-industry-specific-transformation)
Why it matters #
Imagine Enterprise packages enterprise AI implementation: IBM supplies industry agents and consultants, Microsoft supplies the cloud and identity stack, and both supply engineers to put the system into production. The open test is whether IBM's pre-built assets cut deployment time enough to justify buying the bundle instead of assembling Microsoft services and implementation help separately.
IBM and Microsoft announced Imagine Enterprise on November 10th, a platform for building, running and governing AI agents tied to industry-specific processes, enterprise data and daily workflows. The product pairs IBM Consulting's pre-built agents and industry work with Microsoft's AI, data, cloud and security stack, and adds forward-deployed engineers from both companies for qualifying engagements.…
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